Daily Irony

U.S. Rep. John Sweeney, the Republican defeatedÂ yesterday by Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand,Â was the cover boy for this month’s edition of “Success Magazine Ltd.”

The business-oriented periodical, published by the Alchar Printing Group of Clifton Park, says in a note from publisher/founder Tom Cronin that it’s not a RepublicanÂ magazine, noting it featured Democratic Saratoga Springs Mayor ValerieÂ Keehn in May. It chose Sweeney, he wrote:

“Because his life is a success story. When a person comes from modest upbringing and works his way up to be an influential US congressman, and when he does an excellent job representing his region with many accomplishments for his constituents, then we believe that he deserves recognition.”

Sweeney got a six-page spread and his face on both the front and back covers.